African Democratic Congress (ADC) don accuse All Progressives Congress (APC) say APC fabricate identities and credentials of people wey e present as ADC House of Assembly candidates from Jigawa, Plateau, Taraba and Zamfara States wey defect. ADC statement wey come out on Monday, signed by National Publicity Secretary Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, call APC claim ‘wishful thinking’ and ‘a figment of APC imagination.’
ADC insist say the individuals APC parade no be ADC candidates or leaders of the party. ‘The APC cannot assemble random individuals at its secretariat, confer imaginary ADC credentials on them and then announce their defection,’ Abdullahi stated. ‘While the APC Chairman is welcome to receive visitors, he should stop introducing them to Nigerians as people they are not. These people are not our candidates.’
The statement come after APC announce say former ADC House of Assembly candidates from four northern states don join ruling party ahead of 2027 general elections. SaharaReporters earlier reported that APC said former ADC candidates from Jigawa, Plateau, Taraba and Zamfara states had defected to the ruling party ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The former ADC House of Assembly candidates, led by Princess Aslam Aliyu, also known as Gimbiyar Kauran Namoda, formally submitted resignation letters to APC National Chairman Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda. The resignation letters were presented to Yilwatda at APC National Secretariat in Abuja on Monday.
But ADC reject identities and political credentials wey APC attribute to the alleged defectors. Opposition party challenge APC make e substantiate positions and credentials e claim the individuals hold inside ADC. ‘The APC should state the ADC offices these individuals supposedly held, the constituencies they represented as our candidates and when they held those positions,’ ADC said.
The party add say APC fit receive visitors at its secretariat but e no suppose present people to Nigerians as ADC candidates or leaders if dem no hold such positions.
ADC also mock APC claim say alleged defectors attracted to ruling party because of wetin e describe as administration ‘remarkable transformation’ of Northern Nigeria. ‘Having invented ADC credentials for its guests, the APC has supplied an equally imaginative account of its performance over the past few years,’ Abdullahi stated. ‘The APC should explain how these fake photo-ops bring down food prices, protect Nigeria’s communities or help struggling families pay their bills. Nigerians are asking for evidence of better lives; the APC is manufacturing photographs and congratulating itself.’
ADC further dismiss APC presentation of alleged defectors, describe the exercise as unnecessary and accuse ruling party of creating wetin e call fictional narrative around the individuals. ‘The APC should enjoy its photographs and spare Nigerians this unnecessary fiction,’ the party said.
For another side, APC National Chairman Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda warn say any move to return fuel subsidy go cripple Northern Nigeria. He talk on Monday at APC Secretariat Abuja while receiving ADC House of Assembly candidates wey defect to APC. He say e go end road projects, gas and fertilizer, and throw northerners back into poverty.
Princess Aslam Aliyu, aka Gimbiyar Kauran Namoda, lead delegation, while Hon. Mohammed Hassan, ADC candidate from Zamfara State, speak on behalf of delegation. Yilwatda challenge opposition promise to restore fuel subsidy.
Yilwatda recall condition of northern states regarding revenues before current government. He dismiss ADC claim wey dey spread for Hausa radio programs say President Tinubu abandon North. He add say Abuja to Kano road ‘almost completed’, while Maiduguri to Kano section ‘almost 50 percent completed’.
He list roads wey work dey go on, including Jos to Akwanga, Kwara to Mokwa in Niger State, Sokoto to Kebbi, Kano to Daura, and roads wey link Zaria and Illela in Sokoto State.
APC call on Nigerians make dem no elect former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as president for 2027 election. Party accuse Atiku say e get hand in some old corruption scandals, saying make dem no give am big position again.
